Hades fell in love with Persephone and decided to kidnap her. The myth says that in
one of the rare times he left the Underworld, he traveled above ground to pursue her,
while she was gathering flowers in a field.
One day Hades, God of the Underworld, saw Persephone and instantly fell in love
with her. Hades told his secret in his brother Zeus, asking for help, so the two
of them made up a plan to trap her. As Persephone played with her companions
(nymphs), they made the ground split underneath her.
Persephone slipped beneath the Earth and Hades stole her to the Underworld where
he made her his wife.